My friend Patsy sent me off to Wisconsin with her favorite Anne Lamott books. I read and fell in love with Lamott years ago, and reconnecting with her now, as I'm struggling to find my balance and adapt to my new life is like listening to an old friend who encourages me by sharing her personal stories.
Lamott is simultaneously irreverent and deeply spiritual. She is wise and funny and she claims the best two prayers are "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." Her words remind me not to take myself or even life too seriously.
Most of us can relate, as she struggles with anger, fear, grief, and doubt, but she always manages to (eventually) tap back into the joy, the surrender, faith and awareness that brings peace.
She lives by faith and a whacky sense of humor and she is brutally honest as she shares her journey of learning to have faith in God and in herself.
The Lamott books I have enjoyed include:
Traveling Mercies, Some thoughts on Faith
Plan B, Further Thoughts on Faith
Grace (Eventually), Thoughts on Faith
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